I first became aware of these shafts back in the early 1970's. They had been given to a guy that I knew. They were from the estate of an old bowhunter. They were all footed cedar and were very old. They were probably made in the 1940's.

There were about a dozen or so shafts in the bundle I saw. At the time I was shooting aluminum and wheels so I had no interest in them other than they were cool.
Fast foward 30 or so years and guess what falls into my lap, those same shafts. Some had been used but there were still 10 of them left. The guy that had them when I first saw them gave them to another friend who passed them on to me. I selected one shaft in my spine range.

I cut it to length and put a 10" taper on the rear of the shaft, did a crown stain with aniline dye, sealed the shaft, and crested it. I fletched it with four 4" wild turkey feathers and mounted a 145 gr. Eclipse broadhead on it



With any luck part II of this story will happen this fall. I am a very particular person and will not use this arrow for just any shot, it will have to be from the ground and just the right set-up. I will know when it is time to use this arrow. I can feel the mojo it carries.
Til part II in the fall. Jack

I love that partner.  There's still a lot of hunting in those old shafts.  They are not really arrows if they just lay on the shelf.  Keep us informed.  George

Very nice.

Good luck with the arrow. Shaun picked up some footed cedar arrows at Compton, some of the neatest shafts I have seen.

Very nicely done, Jack.  Looks like powerful medicine.

Thanks guys. One of my trail cameras just got a pix of a bear about 20 feet in front of one of my ground blinds, he would make a great target for this old arrow.
Jack

Love it Jack !!     Cant wait to see it in person.  

The other Jack

Very cool Jack...best of luck bud!    

Classic Jack...good luck with the arrow this year.

CS

Classic looking arrow colors as well. Thanks for sharing the history. Flint

Cool, Good luck and we will be waiting for the rest of this story.

Tracy  

Awesome arrow ! Good Hunting!

Great lookin arrows.

Wow, 60 year old footed POC...that's the top of the "top shelf" right there. Looking forward to tales of it's journey.

Jack,

Are you legally bound now to use Eclipse BHs?        

Nice work! Sorry I lost out on the kid's arrows you had in the silent auction at PBS.

Jeff I am not legally bound but........
The stone head in my avatar is waiting for action this year. I am going to be busy shooting all these "special" arrows. LOL.
Jack